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International Conference on Mathematics and Computational Methods Applied to Nuclear Science and Engineering (M&C 2025)
April 27–30, 2025
Denver, CO|The Westin Denver Downtown
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TerraPower begins U.K. regulatory approval process
Seattle-based TerraPower signaled its interest this week in building its Natrium small modular reactor in the United Kingdom, the company announced.
TerraPower sent a letter to the U.K.’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, formally establishing its intention to enter the U.K. generic design assessment (GDA) process. This is TerraPower’s first step in deployment of its Natrium technology—a 345-MW sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt energy storage unit—on the international stage.
Abdelfatah Abdelmaksoud, Asmaa Gamal, Ahmed R. Adly
Nuclear Technology | Volume 211 | Number 2 | February 2025 | Pages 286-297
Research Article | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2024.2325739
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The primary goals of the engineering design for nuclear reactors involve safeguarding the integrity of the reactor core. Preserving the integrity of the cladding material is especially crucial, as it serves as the initial defense against the potential dangers posed by radioactive materials. In this work, an accident analysis of core cooling pump power transients of different ratios of the nominal pump power in a typical material test reactor is conducted. Phase failure is a very common electrical fault experienced by three-phase motors. Pump power reduction can be initiated due to several causes, like phase failure, voltage reduction, winding failure, and other causes. The nuclear reactor analysis code PARET/ANL version 7.6 is used to carry out these calculations.
The accident scenario began with the reactor operating steadily, then experiencing a transient in the core pump power. This caused the core flow rate to decrease and eventually stabilize at a lower level as the pump power decreased. Core cooling pump power variations ratios of 20%, 33.3%, 50%, and 70% of the nominal pump power are considered in this work. The accident analysis is conducted under the availability and unavailability of reactor safety systems. Reactor safety parameters are reported for all cases of the core pump power variations.